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From: "__ Radien__" <radien@zworg.com>
Subject: tcpwrappers as firewall and/or CL-GW
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 08:56:36 -0700
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>No.   TCPwrappers is a response mechanism to see where a connection came from, 
>not a gateway in the middle of a connection between two machines.

>Regards,

>Antony.

What about local services? Can't  a tcp wrapper act like a firewall?